Author: Matthew J. Davenport
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250279283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains, collapsed buildings, crushed hundreds of residents to death and trapped many alive. Fires ignited and blazed through dry wooden ruins and grew into a firestorm. For the next three days, flames devoured collapsed ruins, killed trapped survivors, and nearly destroyed what was then the largest city in the American West. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, The Longest Minute is both a harrowing chronicle of devastation and the portrait of a city’s resilience in the burning aftermath of greed and folly. Drawing on the letters and diaries and unpublished memoirs of survivors and previously unearthed archival records, Matthew Davenport combines history and science to tell the dramatic true story of one of the greatest disasters in American history.
The Longest Minute
Author: Matthew J. Davenport
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250279283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains, collapsed buildings, crushed hundreds of residents to death and trapped many alive. Fires ignited and blazed through dry wooden ruins and grew into a firestorm. For the next three days, flames devoured collapsed ruins, killed trapped survivors, and nearly destroyed what was then the largest city in the American West. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, The Longest Minute is both a harrowing chronicle of devastation and the portrait of a city’s resilience in the burning aftermath of greed and folly. Drawing on the letters and diaries and unpublished memoirs of survivors and previously unearthed archival records, Matthew Davenport combines history and science to tell the dramatic true story of one of the greatest disasters in American history.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250279283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains, collapsed buildings, crushed hundreds of residents to death and trapped many alive. Fires ignited and blazed through dry wooden ruins and grew into a firestorm. For the next three days, flames devoured collapsed ruins, killed trapped survivors, and nearly destroyed what was then the largest city in the American West. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, The Longest Minute is both a harrowing chronicle of devastation and the portrait of a city’s resilience in the burning aftermath of greed and folly. Drawing on the letters and diaries and unpublished memoirs of survivors and previously unearthed archival records, Matthew Davenport combines history and science to tell the dramatic true story of one of the greatest disasters in American history.
The Longest Minute
Author: Drew North
Publisher: DEW Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Drew North writes with an original style that brings to life the beauty and warmth of the natural world. Each literary short is designed to be read by all ages without compromising their core values. Journey with him as he takes you on the trail of a prized trophy. Walk with him through the enduring trials of the Adirondack winter as he delivers a story of vivid imagery that keeps you guessing until the very end.
Publisher: DEW Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Drew North writes with an original style that brings to life the beauty and warmth of the natural world. Each literary short is designed to be read by all ages without compromising their core values. Journey with him as he takes you on the trail of a prized trophy. Walk with him through the enduring trials of the Adirondack winter as he delivers a story of vivid imagery that keeps you guessing until the very end.
The Longest Minute
Author: Robert Kronk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925338614
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One football club, one family, and one unforgettable NRL grand final. Where were you the night of the 2015 Grand Final? The night when long-time underdogs the North Queensland Cowboys won in an all-Queensland nail-biter that changed the fame, and the state forever. For one family of Cowboys diehards, their whole lives have led up to this moment.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925338614
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One football club, one family, and one unforgettable NRL grand final. Where were you the night of the 2015 Grand Final? The night when long-time underdogs the North Queensland Cowboys won in an all-Queensland nail-biter that changed the fame, and the state forever. For one family of Cowboys diehards, their whole lives have led up to this moment.
Official Report of Debates, House of Commons
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1876
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1876
Book Description
House of Commons Debates, Official Report
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1884
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1884
Book Description
Science Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1368
Book Description
Devoted to the publication of the results of research by members of the University of Kansas.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1368
Book Description
Devoted to the publication of the results of research by members of the University of Kansas.
The University of Kansas Science Bulletin
The Bird as a Diver
Author: John M. Dewar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Divers (Birds)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Divers (Birds)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Clinical Journal
Anesthesia
Author: James Tayloe Gwathmey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anesthesia
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anesthesia
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description